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The day I figured out that women want way more than flowers and kisses

This is a reaction meme that uses a photo of WWE wrestler Roman Reigns with a shocked, stunned incredulous expression to represent the average man's reaction when he discovers what modern women's romance novels actually contain. The joke plays on the common misconception many men hold that romance novels are just tame, chaste love stories, when many popular 'spicy' romance novels include explicit content that catches unaware men off guard.
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Average men's reaction, after finding out what women's "romance" novels are

Overview

This is a reaction meme that uses a photo of WWE wrestler Roman Reigns with a shocked, stunned incredulous expression to represent the average man's reaction when he discovers what modern women's romance novels actually contain. The joke plays on the common misconception many men hold that romance novels are just tame, chaste love stories, when many popular 'spicy' romance novels include explicit content that catches unaware men off guard.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, as specified in the provided source information. It repurposes an existing candid photo of Roman Reigns during a WWE wrestling match to illustrate the joke about men's unexpected reaction to explicit romance novels.

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